Carmen Electra Biography

Carmen Electra, real name Tara Leigh Patrick, was born on April 20,
1972 in Sharonville, Ohio, USA. She is an American glamour model,
television personality, dancer, singer, and actor. She attended the
School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati and dropped out
from Princeton High School in Sharonville. In 1998 she lost two close
person, her mother,who died of a brain tumor, and her sister who had a
heart attack.
She changed her name after moving to California, where she met
Prince, who convinced her that new name will help her in career. It
looks as he was wright, because soon after she signed a contract with
Paisley Park Records, Prince's company. That was the beginning of her
short rap career. In 1995 she started her television career. In next
year for the first time people could see her naked body in May issue
of Playboy. It was the beginning of several nude pictorial in that
magazine. Between 1997 and 1998 she appearing in Baywatch and then
also in MTV's Singled Out. In 2003 she got back to Baywatch.
Her popular among Playboy's readers lead her to be a celebrity guest
photographer.
Electra also made a few steps as an actress. She appeared in "Good
Burger" (1997), "The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human" (1999),
the horror spoof "Scary Movie "(2000) and in "Scary Movie 4" (2006),
"Epic Movie" (2007), "Date Movie" (2007). Her fans could see their
idol in the remake of the 1970s TV show "Starsky & Hutch" (2004). She
won an MTV Movie Award (best kiss) for "Starsky & Hutch". However, her
acting skills weren't appreciate by critics. Currently Electra is a
spokesmodel for Ritz Camera Centers. She is also known for video game
Def Jam: Fight for New York and ESPN NFL 2K5, along with Steve-O and
Jamie Kennedy.
In her private life she had many relationships. Since 1995 she was
linked to star B Real of Cypress Hill. In 1998 that relationship ended
and she embarked on new romance with basketball star Dennis Rodman.
They were together only for a year, but during that time they got
married and divorce. She even had a brief romance with ex- husband of
Pamela Anderson, Tommy Lee.
Since November 22, 2003 she has been a wife of Dave Navarro, former
lead guitarist for the rock bands Jane's Addiction and Red Hot Chili
Peppers. They love was documented in an MTV celebreality show called
'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen & Dave". Unfortunately their marriage
did not last long and on February 20, 2007 their divorce was
finalized. Recently appeared rumors about her lesbian relationship
with Joan Jett, but they denied and insist that they are just friends.